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Deck 2 Flashcards

1
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épouvantable

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dreadful

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espiègle, malicieux

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impish

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estime

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esteem

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estropié (n)

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cripple

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étable

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cowshed

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étancher (soif)

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to quench

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état, situation critique

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plight

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étinceler, miroiter

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to glisten

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étrange, bizarre

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quaint

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être l’auteur de

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to originate

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être souffrant

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to ail

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être trempé jusqu’aux os

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to be soaked to the skin

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évaluation, appréciation, expertise

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appraisal

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évaluer

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to assess

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évangile

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gospel

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évasion fiscale

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tax avoidance

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éventualité

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contingency

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éviter, esquiver, éluder

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to dodge, to sidestep

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évoquer

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to conjure up

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exagération

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overstatement

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excessif

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fulsome

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expédier

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to dispatch

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exploit, tour de force

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feat

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exposer

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to set out

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exprimer un sourire, une grimace

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to grin

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exquis, raffiné

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exquisite

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facilement

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readily

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faible

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feeble

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faire attention à

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to pay heed to

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faire connaissance avec

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to make acquaintance with

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faire des représailles

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to retaliate

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32
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faire la navette

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to ply

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33
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faire pénitence

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to do penance

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faire ressembler à

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to liken to

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faire tout un cirque

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to kick up a fuss

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36
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fallacieux

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deceptive

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famille d’accueil

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foster home

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farouche

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coy

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faubourg, périphérie

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outskirts

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faux, falsifié

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spurious

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femme de ménage

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charwoman

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fente, fissure, rupture

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rift

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fente, rainure, ouverture

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slit, slot

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fermé, partisan

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clannish

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ferme, soutenu, optimiste, flottable

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buoyant

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fiancé, jeune marié

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bridegroom

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fiancée, jeune mariée

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bride

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fidélité, obéissance

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allegiance

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finalement

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eventually

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50
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fissure

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crack

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51
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flamboyer, évaser

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to flare

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flâner, traîner

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to loiter, to stroll

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53
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fléau

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plague

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foire

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fair

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forcer, obliger

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to compel

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formidable, splendide

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gorgeous

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fou

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loony

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fouiller, creuser

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to delve

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fouillis, pagaille

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jumble, muddle

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foulure, entorse

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sprain, strain

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franc

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outspoken

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frêle, fragile

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frail

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frotter

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to rub

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fuir, éviter

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to shun

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furtif

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sneaky

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66
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gager

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to pawn

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67
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gémir

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to groan

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gigantesque, abondant

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lavish

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glissement, changement

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shift

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glisser, onduler

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to slither

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gonfler, enfler

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to surge, to swell

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goutter, tomber doucement

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to dribble

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grain, défaut

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speck

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grange

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barn

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gribouiller

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to scribble

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griffe

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claw

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grille, grillage

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grid

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grimace, sourire

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grin

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grogner, emmêler

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to snarl

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grogner, gronder sans cesse

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to nag

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gronder, réprimander

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to scold

82
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habilement, avec talent / compétence

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ably

83
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hacher

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to mince

84
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hacher, tailler

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to hack

85
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hanche

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hip

86
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harceler, importuner, tourmenter

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to badger, to plague

87
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herser, déchirer

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to harrow

88
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hésiter

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to dither

89
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HLM

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tenement

90
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hypothèque

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mortgage

91
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hypothèse

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assumption

92
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Il faut s’y habituer

A

It takes some getting used to

93
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impartial

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even handed

94
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impasse, pat (échecs)

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stalemate

95
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imperfections

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shortcomings

96
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impitoyable

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ruthless

97
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imprimés, impressions

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print-outs

98
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incessant

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relentless

99
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incident

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fault

100
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inclinaison, courbe

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bend

101
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inconvénient

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drawback

102
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incursion, raid

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foray

103
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indulgent, doux

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lenient

104
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inégal, modéré

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patchy

105
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inerte

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supine

106
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inondé

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awash

107
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inquiétant

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ominous

108
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inscrire, sauvegarder

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to enshrine

109
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intellectuel

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highbrow

110
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intervenir

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to step in

111
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intervention, manigances

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meddling

112
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intimider

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to daunt

113
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intransigeant, inflexible

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adamant

114
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inventaire

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stocktaking

115
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irrité

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sore

116
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je devrais y être habitué maintenant mais

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I’d be used to it by now, but

117
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je ne peux pas la supporter

A

I can’t abide her

118
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je parie que vous êtes épuisé

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I bet you’re exhausted

119
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jeu de fléchettes

A

darts

120
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jeu de mots

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pun

121
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jeune prodige

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whiz kid

122
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jeunes mariés

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newlyweds

123
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joue

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cheek

124
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joyau, perle (erreur)

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gem

125
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joyeux, rudement

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jolly

126
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juger, estimer

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to deem

127
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jusqu’à présent

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hitherto

128
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la houle

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surge

129
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la voiture de mes rêves

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the car of my dreams

130
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lâcher, baisser

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to drop

131
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lamentable, lugubre, sombre

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dismal

132
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lancer avec force

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to hurl

133
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le cambrioleur court toujours

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the buglar is still at large

134
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le coup de grâce

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the final nail in his coffin

135
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lécher

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to lick

136
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lent, impassible

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stolid

137
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levure

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yeast

138
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liaison

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linkage

139
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libérer sous caution

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to free on bail

140
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limer (ongles)

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to file (nails)

141
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liquidation

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winding up

142
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lit de camp

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cot

143
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localiser

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to spot

144
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location vente

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hire purchase

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loucher

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to squint

146
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louer, mettre/prendre en location

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to rent

147
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louer, vénérer

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to laud

148
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lugubre, sinistre, triste (tps)

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dreary

149
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maîtriser

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to overpower

150
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malveillant

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malevolent

151
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manie, lubie

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fod

152
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manif

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mob

153
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masure, taudis

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hovel

154
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maudire, jurer

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to curse

155
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maussade

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glum

156
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mauvaise herbe

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weed

157
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mauvaise volonté

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ill will

158
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médiocrité

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meanness

159
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méditer sur

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to muse on

160
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mélanger, brasser

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to mash

161
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menottes

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handcuffs

162
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menteur, mensonger

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mendacious

163
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mépris, dédain

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scorn

164
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mépriser, dédaigner

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to despise, to scorn

165
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mériter

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to deserve

166
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mettre en commun

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to pool

167
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mettre fin, faire échouer

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to scotch

168
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mince

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slender

169
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modérer, calmer

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to tamper

170
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monter (marée)

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to come in (tide)

171
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moqueur, dérisoire

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derisive, derisory

172
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morne, triste, livide

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bleak

173
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mousse, écume

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froth

174
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muet

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dumb

175
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mûr

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ripe

176
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murmurer

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to mutter

177
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nain

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midget, dwarf

178
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navette, train de banlieue

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commuter train

179
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ne pas faire l’affaire

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to be found wanting

180
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ne pas mâcher ses mots

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not to mince words

181
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néant, nullité

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nonentity

182
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neige fondue

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sleet

183
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nombre impair

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odd number

184
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nombre pair

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even number

185
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nouveau-nés (éclosion)

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hatchlings

186
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nuisible

A

deleterious

187
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nul

A

nil

188
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objecter

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to demur

189
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obstacle

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hindrance

190
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odieux, antipathique

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obnoxious

191
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oisif

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idle

192
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opposant systématique

A

naysayer

193
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ordures

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rubbish

194
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parcourir (texte)

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to skim through

195
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parcours du combattant

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assault course

196
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parents et amis

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kith and kin

197
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parfum

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scent

198
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particulier

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peculiar

199
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partir comme une flèche

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to shoot off/out

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passer au jet

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to hose

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